Please complete your profile to unlock commenting and other important features.

User AvatarBuild your avatar
Please select your date of birth for special perks on your birthday. Your username will be your unique profile link and will be publicly used in comments.
MTL Blog Pro

This is a Pro feature.

Time to level up your local game with MTL Blog Pro.

Pro

$5/month

$40/year

  • Everything in the Free plan
  • Ad-free reading and browsing
  • Unlimited access to all content including AI summaries
  • Directly support our local and national reporting and become a Patron
  • Cancel anytime.

françois legault facebook

Quebec Is Expected To Announce New Payments To Residents — Here's What We Know So Far

UPDATE: Quebec will give $500 to every adult who makes $100,000/year or less. Get the details here.

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is set to present the province's next budget on March 22. François Legault has repeatedly suggested that it will include payments to Quebecers to offset the effects of inflation.

Keep readingShow less
françois legault

François Legault Looked Back On 2 Years Of The Pandemic, Saying 'We Did What We Had To Do'

March 11, 2022, marks two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec first declared a health emergency on March 13, 2020.

Premier François Legault commemorated the occasion with a call on Quebecers to remember their collective resolve and loss.

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 quebec

Legault Cancelled The Quebec Unvaccinated Tax Saying It Created Too Much Division

The Quebec government will not go forward with its plan to tax unvaccinated citizens, according to Premier François Legault. In a press conference on February 1, he said though the Minister of Finance was ready to present a bill to the National Assembly, the government has chosen to scrap it on the grounds that it had become a highly divisive issue.

"I understand that this divides Quebecers and right now, we need to build bridges to listen to each other," Legault said. "Quebecers must remain united."

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 quebec

Quebec Gyms & Spas Are Officially Reopening On Valentine's Day

After more than a month of closure, Quebec gyms and spas will officially be able to open their doors to customers as of February* 14. Premier François Legault made the announcement in a press conference on February 1.

Gyms and spas will have to stick to a 50% capacity limit.

Keep readingShow less

Legault Said Goodbye To Dr. Arruda & Hello To The Next Dude

After Dr. Horacio Arruda's surprising resignation on Monday night, Quebec Premier François Legault offered kind words to his former Director of Public Health at a press conference on Tuesday.

"I'd like to start by thanking Dr. Arruda, who submitted his resignation yesterday. He gave all he could for the last 22 months, and I spent a lot of time with him," Legault said.

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 quebec

Is A New Quebec Curfew Coming? The Government Has Called A Press Conference

Premier François Legault will hold a 5:00 p.m. Quebec press conference on Thursday, December 30 as the province grapples with an ever-increasing number of new COVID-19 cases.

Quebec reported 13,149 new infections on December 29 — shattering the previous daily record, 12,833 cases, reported just 24 hours earlier. The record before that, 9,397 cases, was less than a week old.

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 quebec

Quebec Will Start Giving Out Third Doses To 18 To 59-Year-Olds In January

On December 28, Health Minister Christian Dubé held a press conference to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Quebec, which isn't exactly all sunshine and rainbows at the moment.

Quebec reported 12,833 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, shattering the previous record of 9,397 new cases reported on December 23. The province also tallied 702 total hospitalizations, a net increase of 88 in 24 hours.

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 montreal

Quebec Announced A COVID-19 Press Conference As Cases & Hospitalizations Go Up 'Rapidly'

Health Minister Christian Dubé will hold a 1 p.m. press conference on Tuesday, December 28* to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Quebec. The government's pandemic management point person, Daniel Paré, and National Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda will also be in attendance, according to a media advisory.

UPDATE: For updates from the press conference, refer to this article and this article.

Keep readingShow less
covid-19 quebec

Legault Is Warning That Quebec Is In For A 'Difficult' Next Few Weeks

Premier François Legault took to Facebook Friday morning amid reports that Quebec has recorded 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. The premier sought to reassure Quebecers but also warned of a "difficult" next few weeks.

"If you decide to get together with people outside of your bubble, I urge you to be very careful," he wrote. Earlier in the week, Quebec announced that it will limit private indoor gatherings to six people or two different households as of December 26.

Keep readingShow less
francois legault

François Legault Wants To Make It A 'Collective Mission' To Fight Against Racism In Quebec

In a statement on Monday, Quebec Premier François Legault explained that he had reconsidered the comments he made at the National Assembly on September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

"I am well aware that in the National Assembly last week, we did not send the message of compassion and solidarity that the situation requires of us," the premier wrote in a Facebook post.

Keep readingShow less